Assisted Reproductive Technology

Foreword Howard W. Jones; Part I. The Gametes: Present and Future: 1. Spermatogenesis in vitro in mammals Bernard Jégou, Charles Pineau and Jorma Toppari; 2. The spermatozoon as a machine J. Travis and Gregory Kopf; 3. Attributes of fertile spermatozoa Christopher De Jonge and Christopher L. R. Barratt; 4. In vitro oogenesis Frank L. Barnes; 5. The oocyte as a machine Kate Hardy; 6. Epigenetic influences on human oocyte and embryo development Jonathan Van Blerkom; 7. Unresolved and basic problems in assisted reproductive technology Jim Cummins; Part II. Techniques: Present and future: 8. Influences of culture media on embryo development Barry Bavister and Jay Baltz; 9. Cryopreservation of immature and mature gametes John K. Critser, Yuksel Agca and Erik J. Woods; 10. Embryonic stem cells Ann M. Lawler and John D. Gearhart; 11. Modification of the male genome by gene and spermatogonial transplantation Peter J. Donovan, Michael D. Griswold and Lonnie D. Russell; 12. Genetic diagnosis - the future David Cram and David de Kretser; 13. Cloning mammals Don P. Wolf and Shoukhrat Mitalipov; 14. Fluorescence imaging: gamete selection and ICSI L. Hewitson, C. Simerly and G. Schatten; Part III. The Clinic: 15. Diagnosis and treatment of male infertility A. Kamischke and E. Nieschlag; 16. Tests of male fertility R. John Aitken; 17. Diagnosis and treatment for female subfertility Peter Platteau and Paul Devroey; 18. Advances in ultrasound imaging Richard P. Dickey and Ellen Matulich; 19. The natural cycle vs stimulated cycle Ian D. Cooke; 20. Embryo stage and transfer number Alan Trounson; 21. The national institutes of health and the research base for improving the outcomes of ART Donna L. Vogel; Part IV. Concepts for the Global Community: 22. From conception to contraception Gustavo F. Doncel, Christine Mauck, Douglas S. Colvard and Lourens J. D. Zaneveld; 23. Developing immunocontraceptives Eileen A. McLaughlin and Michael K. Holland; 24. ARTistic license: should assisted reproductive technologies be regulated? Nanette R. Elster; 25. Finances and access to ART: justice and publication of results F. Shenfield; 26. Sex selection Joe Leigh Simpson and Sandra Ann Carson; 27. ICSI: a time bomb? Herman J. Tournaye and André C. Van Steirteghem; 28. Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos - legal and ethical aspects Susan M. Avery and Peter R. Brinsden; Index.